Sweetheart City

Don't be Bored This Winter Festivals Abound. HeidiTown

HeidiTown got its real start when it became all about festivals around 2010. This virtual town was around before then, but once I started concentrating on events and festivals, things took off and the town grew.  I thought I’d return to my roots and share a few upcoming festivals that should be on your radar. Being blessed to have attended a lot of events over the years, these are ones

Featured Photo Woodys at Art Castings, Sculpture in Loveland, HeidiTown

When we moved to Loveland from the Denver suburbs in 2003, people thought we were moving to the ski area just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel. The city wasn’t well-known at the time. Ryan, who grew up in Colorado, hadn’t heard of Loveland. However, when we visited Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2004, everyone knew Loveland, Colorado. This is an art city, and it’s been this way for a long

Cozy Up & Party Down Sweetheart Festival in Loveland, Colorado. Richard Haro, photographer, Visit Loveland (3)

Last year, I attended Sweetheart Festival on both days of the event. Both times I was so proud of what is on offer in my hometown of Loveland, Colorado. Sweetheart Festival is a spectacle for the eyes as well as the heart. And don’t forget the other senses; they are all engaged at this fiesta of love.  The heart of the festival is at The Foundry in downtown, a big

Happy Valentine's Day

This morning, Loveland, Colorado was featured on one of the Mayor’s favorite television shows. “Sunday Morning“ on CBS, based today’s entire program on love, ending the show with a special feature on Loveland’s Valentine card re-mailing program. Loveland, known as the “Sweetheart City,” has been re-mailing Valentine’s Day cards since 1946. The cards arrive in Loveland where volunteers stamp each envelope with a special poem and a postal cancellation from